• CHERYL G. CRUZ
Patricia Mae Labargan Maglaque, a graduate of Carlos Hilado Memorial State University, landed in Top 7 of the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) elementary level, with a percentage rating of 92.80, the Professional Regulation Commission said Dec. 13.
Maglaque is one of the 75 first-time LEPT elementary examinees from CHMSU Alijis, Binalbagan, and Talisay (main) campuses, who passed the exam, and led to CHMSU ranking 6th among top-performing schools nationwide.
The university produced 176 new teachers in the secondary level.
She said her secret to passing the September 2024 licensure examination was getting enough sleep and rest.
“I still remember Miss Kane Sheena Ambong telling me before graduating that I will place in the topnotchers of the exam,” shared Maglaque, adding that her former college teacher was the one who told her that she ranked seventh as she initially did not see her name in the list of passers.
A graduate of Bachelor of Special Needs Education, cum laude, at CHMSU Talisay Campus, Maglaque thanked her parents for their tireless support, her friends for their companionship, and the invaluable knowledge imparted by her elementary, high school, review center mentors, and college teachers.
College of Education dean Ophelia Duayan congratulated the passers and challenged them to use their license to become teachers who nurture students.
“This ranking of CHMSU in the top-performing schools shows our commitment to providing quality education,” Duayan said in a statement from the university.
Maglaque also reminded the graduating classes of 2025 to never let the pressure of taking the board exam get to them, adding that finding time to rest and refresh their minds will be keys to performing well in the exams.
She shared that she started reviewing three months before the exam.
As one of the “pandemic babies” of the Teacher Education Program of CHMSU, Maglaque said she will remember fondly the times that she shared with her friends and teachers during face-to-face classes. Her batch only began in-person classes starting their third year.
“Having my friends and me all pass the LEPT feels like the icing on the cake,” added the topnotcher, who hails from Brgy. Robles in the municipality of La Castellana.
The PRC said 20,025 out of 44,002 examinees in the elementary level, and 48,875 out of 85,926 examinees in the secondary level passed the LEPT given Sept. 29 in 40 testing centers all over the Philippines and Thailand, for a passing rate of 45.51 percent and 56.88 percent, respectively.
Of the 20,025 elementary teacher passers, 16,340 are first timers and 3,685 are repeaters. For the secondary teachers, 41,190 passers are first timers and 7,685 are repeaters, the PRC added. | CGC
